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The antivirus market is growing steadily, thanks to a rise in cyber threats and heightened security awareness. It’s sort of like a superhero for your computer or device. Antivirus software monitors all incoming data, looking for malware and alerting you to potential issues. It can also help you recover from a malware infection by removing it and preventing future infections.

Viruses, worms, trojans, and other malicious programs try to steal or damage personal information, take control of computers or devices, and cause harm to users or others through ransomware, data breaches, system crashes, and more. Antivirus programs protect against these threats by scanning your hard drive for malware and analyzing incoming files, apps, and other data.

Antivirus works by using different methods to identify and protect against viruses. It can detect signatures, comparing incoming files to a database of known malware; use heuristic analysis, searching for suspicious parts or structures of a file; sandboxing, running files in a protected environment; and more advanced solutions, such as machine learning and AI, to predict and respond to new attacks.

Antivirus can be installed on all types of devices, including PCs, Macs, tablets, phones (iPhones don’t really get viruses), e-readers, smart TVs, and even IoT devices like thermostats and connected cars. However, it’s most critical for business and organizational devices that have open access to the internet and sensitive data, or that support online transactions and communications. These include laptops, desktops, servers, routers, and switches.